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SL vs ENG Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 3rd ODI Match

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SL vs ENG Match Previews and Cricket Tips

Sri Lanka vs England Cricket Match Previews

England tour of Sri Lanka 2026

ENG 357/3 (50)

SL 304/10 (46.4)

England won by 53 runs

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Asitha Fernando* 02000
BowlersOMRWECO
Sam Curran* 5.404417.76
Liam Dawson1004824.8

Last Wicket:Pavan Rathnayake b Sam Curran 121(115) - 304/10 in 46.4 ov.

Today's Match Live Score

Sri Lanka vs England

England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 — ODI — 3rd ODI
England won by 53 runs

England — Innings 1 (357/3 in 50 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Rehan Ahmed
c Vandersay b W Hasaranga
24373064.86
Ben Duckett
c Dunith Wellalage b Dhananjaya de Silva
7170041.18
Joe Root
not out
11110891102.78
Jacob Bethell
c Janith Liyanage b Vandersay
65728090.28
Harry Brook (c)
not out
13666119206.06
ExtrasByes: 4 | LegByes: 3 | Wides: 7 | Total: 14
Total3573 wkts, 50 overs
Yet to BatJos Buttler (wk), Will Jacks, Sam Curran, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid
BowlerOMRWEcon
Asitha Fernando907708.6
Janith Liyanage31702.3
Dhananjaya de Silva504519
Dunith Wellalage1004904.9
Wanindu Hasaranga1007617.6
Jeffrey Vandersay1007617.6
Charith Asalanka302006.7

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Rehan Ahmed & Duckett1941
Rehan Ahmed & Root2122
Jacob Bethell & Root126124
Brook & Root191113

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Ben Duckett6.519
2Rehan Ahmed10.340
3Jacob Bethell31.1166

Sri Lanka — Innings 2 (304/10 in 46.4 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Pathum Nissanka
c (sub)Tom Banton b Jamie Overton
502553200
Kamil Mishara
c Rehan Ahmed b Will Jacks
221750129.41
Kusal Mendis (wk)
c Harry Brook b Jamie Overton
20931222.22
Pavan Rathnayake
b Sam Curran
121115121105.22
Charith Asalanka (c)
c Harry Brook b Adil Rashid
13161081.25
Janith Liyanage
run out (Harry Brook/Jos Buttler)
22360061.11
Dhananjaya de Silva
c Harry Brook b Will Jacks
9160056.25
Dunith Wellalage
c Will Jacks b Liam Dawson
22241191.67
Wanindu Hasaranga
c Duckett b Adil Rashid
9520180
Jeffrey Vandersay
c Sam Curran b Liam Dawson
14151093.33
Asitha Fernando
not out
02000
ExtrasLegByes: 1 | Wides: 1 | Total: 2
Total30410 wkts, 46.4 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Jamie Overton4048212
Sam Curran5.404417.8
Liam Dawson1004824.8
Will Jacks804325.4
Adil Rashid1006126.1
Jacob Bethell502805.6
Rehan Ahmed403107.8

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Nissanka & Kamil Mishara4831
Nissanka & Kusal Mendis3715
Nissanka & Pavan Rathnayake99
Asalanka & Pavan Rathnayake3734
Janith Liyanage & Pavan Rathnayake4366
Dhananjaya & Pavan Rathnayake2832
Wellalage & Pavan Rathnayake5053
Hasaranga & Pavan Rathnayake128
Vandersay & Pavan Rathnayake3426
Asitha Fernando & Pavan Rathnayake66

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Kamil Mishara5.148
2Kusal Mendis7.485
3Pathum Nissanka9.194
4Charith Asalanka14.5131
5Janith Liyanage25.5174
6Dhananjaya de Silva31.1202
7Dunith Wellalage39.6252
8Wanindu Hasaranga41.2264
9Jeffrey Vandersay45.4298
10Pavan Rathnayake46.4304

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SL vs ENG (Sri Lanka vs England) Match Details

Match Sri Lanka vs England (SL vs ENG)
League England tour of Sri Lanka 2026
Date Tuesday, 27th January 2026
Time 02:30 PM (IST) - 09:00 AM (GMT)

SL vs ENG Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report

SL vs ENG Match Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

SL vs ENG Pitch Report: R Premadasa Stadium offers a pitch that will be helpful for the batsmen as well as the bowlers. In particular, spinners may enjoy some turn and bounce, which can cause problems for the batsmen, while they can play their shots freely after spending a few balls on the ground.

SL vs ENG Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Colombo, LK will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 28°C on the match day with 79% humidity and 30.8 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 65% chances of precipitation during the game.

R. Premadasa Stadium Score Records:

Total matches: 185
Batting first won: 103
Bowling first won: 70
1st inn avg score: 230
2nd inn avg score: 189
Highest Total: 375/5
Lowest Total: 50/10
Highest Chased: 292/4
Lowest Defended: 170/10

R. Premadasa Stadium Pitch Favour

47%
Pace Bowling
53%
Spin Bowling
R. Premadasa Stadium Pitch Favour 54%
Batting Pitch
46%
Bowling Pitch

143
T20 Average Score

SL vs ENG (Sri Lanka vs England) Playing 11

Sri Lanka (SL) Confirmed Playing XI: 1. Pathum Nissanka, 2. Kamil Mishara(WK), 3. Kusal Mendis(WK), 4. Dhananjaya de Silva, 5. Charith Asalanka(C), 6. Janith Liyanage, 7. Pavan Rathnayake, 8. Dunith Wellalage, 9. Wanindu Hasaranga, 10. Jeffrey Vandersay, 11. Asitha Fernando

England (ENG) Confirmed Playing XI: 1. Rehan Ahmed, 2. Ben Duckett, 3. Joe Root, 4. Jacob Bethell, 5. Harry Brook(C), 6. Jos Buttler(WK), 7. Will Jacks, 8. Sam Curran, 9. Jamie Overton, 10. Adil Rashid, 11. Liam Dawson

Sri Lanka vs England (SL vs ENG) Match Preview

SL vs ENG Match Preview: Sri Lanka will lock horns against England in England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 on Tuesday, 27 January 2026 at 02:30 PM IST.

England

Sri Lanka (SL) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Pathum Nissanka and Kamil Mishara will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
  • Pathum Nissanka was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

One-Down Batter

  • Kusal Mendis will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Dhananjaya de Silva and Charith Asalanka will strengthen the middle order for Sri Lanka.
  • Charith Asalanka will lead the Sri Lanka as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder

Wicketkeeper

  • Kamil Mishara will do the Wicket Keeping for Sri Lanka.

Also Read: SL vs ENG Dream11 Prediction: Who Will Win Todays 3rd ODI Match?

Spin Bowlers

  • Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
  • Wanindu Hasaranga is having topmost good points in this series.

Pace Bowlers

  • Eshan Malinga and Asitha Fernando will lead the pace attack of his team.

England (ENG) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Rehan Ahmed and Ben Duckett will open the innings. Both are very talented players.

One-Down Batter

  • Joe Root will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings. He is having topmost good points in this series.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Jacob Bethell and Harry Brook will strengthen the middle order for England.
  • Harry Brook will lead the England as a Captain. He is also a good Batter

Wicketkeeper

  • Jos Buttler will do the Wicket-Keeping for England. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

Spin Bowlers

  • Joe Root and Jacob Bethell will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
  • Joe Root is having topmost good points in this series.

Pace Bowlers

  • Brydon Carse and Luke Wood will lead the pace attack of his team.

Sri Lanka vs England (SL vs ENG) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

SL vs ENG Match Prediction: Sri Lanka looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.

Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, SL will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.

SL vs ENG England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 Match Expert Advice: Wanindu Hasaranga will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Maheesh Theekshana will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

SL vs ENG Head to Head

SL vs ENG Head to Head Records: Sri Lanka vs England have faced each other in 81 matches in ODI. Out of these 81 games, Sri Lanka have won 38 whereas England have won 39 Matches.

TeamMatch Win
SL38 Won
ENG39 Won

SL vs ENG Recent Forms

SL - L W ENG - W L

Live Telecast

The match will be live telecast on Sony Sports.

SL vs ENG Team Analysis & Player Performance

  1. Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
  2. Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
  3. In Wicket Keeping, Kamil Mishara, Jos Buttler are the best choice.
  4. Spinners may play major role on this pitch.

SL vs ENG Winning Prediction

  1. Sri Lanka team has the upper hand over England team. So try to pick more players from Sri Lanka

SL vs ENG Small League Must Picks:

SL - Wanindu Hasaranga [800 points], Maheesh Theekshana [618 points]
ENG - Joe Root [699 points], Brydon Carse [191 points]

SL vs ENG Grand League Risky Picks:

SL - Milan Priyanath Rathnayake [0 points], Kamil Mishara [152 points]
ENG - Rehan Ahmed [0 points], Ben Duckett [0 points]

SL vs ENG Death Over Bowlers:

SL - Pramod Madushan
ENG - Luke Wood

Sri Lanka (SL) Key Players

  • Kamil Mishara [22, 27, 0, 76, 12]
  • Janith Liyanage [22, 46, 40, 24*, 0W]
  • Asitha Fernando [0W, 1W, 0W]
  • Charith Asalanka [13, (17, 1W), 18, DNB, 12]
  • Dunith Wellalage [0W, (25*, 2W), 1W]
  • Pathum Nissanka [50, 21, 12, 8, 98*]

England (ENG) Key Players

  • Harry Brook [136*, 6, 6, 135, 78]
  • Ben Duckett [7, 62]
  • Adil Rashid [2W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 4W]
  • Sam Curran [1W, 1W, (53*, 2W), 3W, 17]
  • Jos Buttler [DNB, 19, 97*, 22]
  • Joe Root [111*, 61, 2, 2, 100]

SL vs ENG Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Ben Duckett [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
  • Jos Buttler [PTs: 76, CR: 9]
  • Kamil Mishara [PTs: 152, CR: 6]
  • Charith Asalanka [PTs: 363, CR: 7]
  • Pathum Nissanka [PTs: 518, CR: 8.5]
  • Joe Root [PTs: 699, CR: 9]

SL vs ENG Injury / Unavailability

Sri Lanka Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

England Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

SL vs ENG Live Stream

Where can I see SL vs ENG Live Score?

You can see SL vs ENG Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.

SL vs ENG match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon

Sri Lanka vs England (SL vs ENG) Squads

Sri Lanka (SL) Squad: Kamil Mishara(WK), Milan Priyanath Rathnayake, Charith Asalanka(C), Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Sadeera Samarawickrama(WK), Pathum Nissanka, Jeffrey Vandersay, Maheesh Theekshana, Kusal Mendis(WK), Asitha Fernando, Pavan Rathnayake, Dunith Wellalage, Janith Liyanage, Pramod Madushan, Eshan Malinga

England (ENG) Squad: Jos Buttler(WK), Joe Root, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Will Jacks, Harry Brook(C), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Tom Banton, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Luke Wood, Jacob Bethell, Rehan Ahmed

DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q-1, SL vs ENG Dream11 Team Prediction Today's match

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